As you guys probably already know I'm in the process of an unexpected rebuild of my 383 due to a broken piston. During the tear down I noticed the thrust surface of the rear main bearing was badly worn and the thrust flange on the crank is grooved.
I read a really good aera article that BillK posted a link to in an older thread that addressed possible causes and how to fix the engine, but I'm stuck on what to do next with the transmission.
When I put the engine and trans back together last winter I noticed that there was only 1/16" gap between the flex plate and the converter pads. When I put the converter in this trans new two summers ago that gap was closer to 1/4". Now I'm wondering if the converter (B&M 3000 RPM Holeshot) could be ballooning and putting excessive forward pressure on the crank.
Does anyone know how to test or measure a converter to see if it has ballooned?
Thanks
I read a really good aera article that BillK posted a link to in an older thread that addressed possible causes and how to fix the engine, but I'm stuck on what to do next with the transmission.
When I put the engine and trans back together last winter I noticed that there was only 1/16" gap between the flex plate and the converter pads. When I put the converter in this trans new two summers ago that gap was closer to 1/4". Now I'm wondering if the converter (B&M 3000 RPM Holeshot) could be ballooning and putting excessive forward pressure on the crank.
Does anyone know how to test or measure a converter to see if it has ballooned?
Thanks